SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report: April 20, 2005 AT&T CORP. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) New York (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-1105 13-4924710 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) One AT&T Way Bedminster, New Jersey 07921 (Address of Principal Executive (Zip Code) Offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (908) 221-2000 Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) SECTION 1. REGISTRANT'S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On April 20, 2005, our Board of Directors approved the standard annual award of AT&T restricted stock units to each non-employee Director who is elected to the Board of Directors at the AT&T 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The date of grant will be the date of such Annual Meeting, currently expected to occur in June 2005, and the value of the grant will be $100,000 based on the price of AT&T common stock on the date of the grant. The Company is filing as an exhibit to this Form 8-K the form of restricted stock unit award agreement that the Board of Directors has approved for awards to non-employee Directors during 2005. SECTION 2. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition On April 21, 2005, AT&T Corp. issued a press release announcing its first quarter 2005 financial results. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. Such information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. SECTION 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed or furnished herewith: Exhibit No. Description 10 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors 99.1 Press Release of AT&T Corp. dated April 21, 2005 announcing AT&T Corp.'s financial results for its first quarter 2005 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. AT&T CORP. /s/ Robert S. Feit ---------------------------------- By: Robert S. Feit Vice President - Law and Secretary April 21, 2005 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 10 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors 99.1 Press Release of AT&T Corp. dated April 21, 2005 announcing AT&T Corp.'s financial results for its first quarter 2005